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Photoshop Elements 8 All-in-One For Dummies
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Book VI: Working with Layers and Masks ................... 341
Chapter 1: Creating Layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .343
Getting Familiar with Layers ......................................................................343
Introducing Different Types of Layers ......................................................345
Working with image layers ...............................................................346
Using adjustment layers....................................................................346
Taking advantage of  ll layers ..........................................................349
Making use of shape layers...............................................................352
Using type layers................................................................................352
Getting to Know the Layers Panel .............................................................354
Using the Layer and Select Menus ............................................................356
The Layer menu .................................................................................356
The Select menu .................................................................................357
Making Layers ..............................................................................................358
Creating a new layer ..........................................................................358
Using Layer via Copy and Layer via Cut .........................................359
Duplicating layers ..............................................................................359
Compositing with Multiple Images ............................................................360
Copying and pasting images .............................................................360
Dragging and dropping layers ..........................................................360
Using the Paste into Selection command .......................................361
Chapter 2: Managing Layers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .369
Viewing Layers .............................................................................................369
Rearranging Layers .....................................................................................370
Moving Layer Elements ...............................................................................371
Transforming Layers ...................................................................................372
Simplifying Layers .......................................................................................373
Aligning and Distributing Layers ...............................................................377
Linking Layers ..............................................................................................379
Locking Layers .............................................................................................379
Flattening and Merging Layers ...................................................................380
Merging layers ....................................................................................380
Flattening layers .................................................................................381
Chapter 3: Playing with Opacity and Blend Modes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .385
Adjusting Layer Opacity .............................................................................385
Creatively Mixing with Blend Modes ........................................................386
General Blend modes ........................................................................387
Blend modes that darken ..................................................................387
Blend modes that lighten ..................................................................389
Lighting blend modes ........................................................................390
Blend modes that invert ...................................................................392
HSL color model Blend modes .........................................................393